For some reason, the issue of back pain has come up on multiple blogs I follow, and LJ. Misdiagnosis and "It's not serious, it just hurts a lot, I won't go to a doctor!" seem to be a common theme
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I completely agreetarmaqueDecember 12 2008, 20:48:53 UTC
A couple of points:
I'm a massage therapist and I treat back problems all the time. Most are muscular in nature. When I see signs that the problem is nervous or spinal I require them to see a back specialist before I'll treat them again. This is very important!My father refused to go to the doctor for upwards of a year for his increadible back pain. Eventually is leg went numb, except for the unbearable pain. He couldn't get out of bed, had to crawl to the bathroom, and eventually wanted us to call an ambulance to take him to the emergency room. He thought they were going to amputate his leg, and he was ready for it
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I'm a massage therapist and I treat back problems all the time. Most are muscular in nature. When I see signs that the problem is nervous or spinal I require them to see a back specialist before I'll treat them again. This is very important!My father refused to go to the doctor for upwards of a year for his increadible back pain. Eventually is leg went numb, except for the unbearable pain. He couldn't get out of bed, had to crawl to the bathroom, and eventually wanted us to call an ambulance to take him to the emergency room. He thought they were going to amputate his leg, and he was ready for it ( ... )
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